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The Consultants Tracker is intended to help trace a firm of civil and structural engineering consultants that has merged, been taken over, closed down or changed its name. The list will never be complete but if you can supply the IStructE with any additional or corrected information we would be very grateful. Please contact Rob Thomas, Manager, Library and Information Services.

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FORMER PRACTICE

SUBSEQUENTLY

A B Consulting

See Kenchington Ford

Acer Group

Hyder Consulting (1996)

Adams Kara Taylor

Acquired by White Young Green (2006)

Allott & Lomax

Babtie (2000), retained name for some time

Allott, C S & Son

Allott & Lomax, then Babtie (2000), then Jacobs Babtie (2004)

Andrews, Kent & Stone

Merged with Anthony Ward partnership to become AKS Ward (2005)

Anemos

RWDI Anemos (2004)

Applied Geology

Rust (a subsidiary of Rust International), then Rust Environmental, then Parsons Brinckerhoff

Aspen

Waterman Aspen

Atelier One

SMP Atelier One (1994, with Stephen Morley Partnership)

Babcock Water Engineering

Earth Tech Engineering (1998)

Babtie

Jacobs Babtie (2004), then Jacobs (2006)

Babtie Shaw & Morton

Babtie (qv), then Jacobs Babtie (2004), Jacobs (2006)

Baguley, Maurice & Partners

Hurley Palmer Flatt (c. 2004?)

Baker and Mott

Mott Macdonald

Baker and Shelford

Barclay Dowds

merged with JMP Consultants (1989)

Bateman, J F

G H Hill (c1890)

Bay Associates

Acquired by Supporta plc (2006)

Beer, A E & Partners

Beers (incorporated Crabtree Morrell, 1981)

Benaim

Acquired by Scott Wilson (2008)

Bertlin

Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick (late 1980s), initially as Scott Bertlin. Bertlin name disappeared c1995

Bettridge Turner

Acquired by Hyder (2006)

Bianco, J C

Billington, Roy Associates

Merged with T D Bingham (2005); T D Bingham merged with Nixon Davis to become Bingham Davis (2006)

Bingham Blades

Bingham Hall O'Hanlon (the Welsh offices, 1981), then Bingham Hall Partnership; Bingham Yates ( Edinburgh office (1978). Merged with BMMK Cotterell to form Bingham Cotterell (1988), acquired by Mott MacDonald (1998)

Bingham Cotterell

Acquired by Mott MacDonald (1998, former name retained for a while)

Bingham, T D

merged with Nickson Davis to become Bingham Davis (2006)

Binnie & Partners

Binnie Black & Veatch (1995), then Black & Veatch (2003)

Blair, J F

Crouch and Hogg (19th century)

Blyth & Blyth

[Management takeover (2004)]

BMMK Cotterell

Merged with Bingham Blades to form Bingham Cotterell (1988), acquired by Mott MacDonald (1998)

Bobrowski, Jan

NRM Bobrowski (2004). NRM Bobrowski acquired by Capita Symonds to become Capita Bobrowski (2008)

Bolsover, Roy

Dissolved 1999

Bowden Sillett

Train & Kemp (c. 2001)

Bradshaw, Buckton and Tongue

Waterman BBT (1989)

Brakenridge & Miller

MCMK, then ZMCK (1982)

Brand, Frederick

Brand Leonard (1994)

Brierley Lovell Partnership

Separated into Brierley & Co and AGL Consulting (1996)

Brimer & Martin

see Brimer, Andrews & Nachsen

Brimer, Andrews & Nachsen

Merged with Brimer & Martin and Maggs and Keeble to form Brimer, Martin, Maggs, Keeble and Partners (1962), BMMK & Partners merged with A P I Cotterell & Son to form BMMK Cotterell (1981), merged with Bingham Blades to form Bingham Cotterell (1988), acquired by Mott MacDonald (1998)

Brimer, Martin, Maggs, Keeble & Partners

BMMK & Partners, merged with A P I Cotterell & Son to form BMMK Cotterell (1981), merged with Bingham Blades to form Bingham Cotterell (1988), acquired by Mott MacDonald (1998)

Brooke, Richard

Taken over by Mason Clark (2005)

Brown Crozier and Wyatt

Humphries and Brown. A Caton Crozier left partnership in 1980

Brown, Kenneth and Partners

KB2 Consulting Civil and Structural Engineers LLP (2008)

Buchanan Consulting Engineers

Capita (2005) but retains name

Buck, D V

Parkman Buck, then Parkman, then Mouchel Parkman

Building Performance Group

Acquired by BRE (2006)

Bullen

Faber Maunsell (2005)

Burgess Associates

Dissolved 2004

Burks Green

Acquired by RPS Group, now RPS Burks Green (2006)

Burns, T F

Posford Duvivier (early 1990s), then Royal Haskoning

Burrow, John

Burrow Crocker, then DHV Consulting (c. 1991-2), then Aspen Burrow Crocker, then Waterman Burrow Crocker

Bylander Waddell

Liquidation (1999), then Bylander 2000 Ltd (2000)

Cairns & Byles

WSP Group plc (1988)

Caldwell Consulting Engineers

Willis Caldwell Ltd (2004), then WCL St James

Cameron Holdsworth

Nickalls Roche McMahon (2003), then NRM Consultants

Cameron Taylor

Scott Wilson (2006)

Cameron Taylor Bedford

Cameron Taylor (2005), then Scott Wilson (2006)

Cameron Taylor Brady

Cameron Taylor (2005), then Scott Wilson (2006)

Cantor Seinuk

WSP Cantor Seinuk (2000)

Carl Bro

Grontmij (2007)

Cetec

White Young Green (2005)

Chadwick & Associates

CASE Consultants (1996)

Chapman, Smart & Barker

Barker Chapman (1984)

Christie, S P

Christie & Partners

Civil Engineering Design Group, British Rail ( York )

CEDG York Ltd, (1995, within British Steel)

Civil Engineering Design, British Rail (Croydon)

Atkins ? (1995-6?)

Clarke, Nicholls, Marcel

Bristol office became Clarke Bond Partnership (1986), then Clarke Bond Group (1999). Clarke, Nicholls, Marcel continues to operate under that name

Colquhoun, Brian

Thorburn Colquhoun (c. 1993-4?, with Thorburn), URS (1999)

Conisbee, Alan and Associates

Conisbee (2007)

Coode Blizzard

Graham Group (1994), WSP Group plc (1997)

Cook White Partnership

Nickalls Roche McMahon (1998) then NRM Consultants

Cooper Macdonald

Practice dissolved (1993)

Cowan and Linn

Blyth and Blyth (2006)

Crabtree Morrell

Beers (1981)

Craddy & Partner

Craddy Pitchers (1999), then Craddy Pitchers Davidson (2006)

Crocker, Trevor

Burrow Crocker, then DHV Consulting (c. 1991-2)

Crouch & Hogg

Crouch Hogg Waterman, then (1997) Halcrow Waterman (structures) and Halcrow + Crouch (civil engineering)

Cuthbertson, R H

Cuthbertson Maunsell (1999), part of Balfour Maunsell, now FaberMaunsell

Dames & Moore

URS

Davies, Richard Associates

Robert Benaim

De Leuw Chadwick

De Leuw Knight Piesold, now Pell Frishmann

Deakin Callard

merged with Jon Walton Associates to form Deakin Walton (1999). Scottish office of Deakin Callard sold to the incumbent partner and relaunched as Goodson Associates

Design & Construction Unit, British Rail (Birmingham)

Owen Williams (1995)

Design Group Partnership

DGP International, purchased by Scott Wilson (2006)

DGP International

Purchased by Scott Wilson (2006)

DHV International

company still active worldwide but UK office in liquidation

Dixon Hurst

merged with Redgrove & Kemp to form Dixon Hurst Kemp (1997)

Dobbie

Babtie (1990)

Dobbie, C H

Dobbie & Partners (mid 1980s), then Babtie Dobbie (1987), then Babtie (1990)

Donkin

Kennedy and Donkin

Doran, Dr I G

Doran Consulting

Durley Hill

merged with Cameron Taylor Bedford to form Cameron Durley Consulting (1999)

Earley Campling Lee

White Young

Elms Rooke

Geoff Rooke now a director of the Terrell Group

ERL

Merged with ERM (1987)

Evans Grant

Evans Grant Opus (2004), merged with Veryards Opus to form Opus International Consultants (2006)

Ewbank

merged with Preece Cardew & Rider to become Ewbank Preece (1983)

Ewbank Preece

Mott MacDonald (1994)

Faber, Oscar

Merged with Aecom Maunsell (2001) to become FaberMaunsell

Ferguson McIlveen

Scott Wilson (2006), retains name

Flint & Neill

Merged with COWI (2008)

Flynn & Rothwell

De Leuw Chadwick, De Leuw Knight Piesold, now Pell Frischmann

Fordham Johns

Cameron Taylor

Fox, Douglas

Freeman Fox

Freeman Fox

merged with John Taylor to form Acer Group (1987), then Hyder Consulting (1996)

Gathard Brooke

Bettridge Turner (2004)

Geotechnical Consultants

Wilkinson Assoiciates then part of Tony Gee & Partners (2003)

Gibb, Sir Alexander

Law Group (US), Jacobs Gibb (2001), Jacobs (2002), then Jacobs Babtie (2004)

Gower Associates

Babtie (1990s)

Graham Group

WSP Group plc (1997)

Graham, Frank

Graham Group

Gray & Hurst

B L Hurst left partnership in 1910 (see Hurst, B L). C W Gray in practice until 1922.

Green, Ernest

White Young Green (1997)

Gregory & Associates

BCSP (1997)

Grove Consultants

Tarmac Professional Services (TPS) (1995), then Carillion

Gunn & Colthart

merged with Leslie Plummer Associates (2005)

Haiste Group

Carl Bro (1988), subsequently Grontmij

Hallam, Michael

Hallam, Alexander (1996), then Alexander Associates (2004)

Harris & Sutherland

Babtie Harris & Sutherland (1997), then see Babtie, now Jacobs Babtie

Haswell, Charles

Haswell Consulting, then (2005) taken in-house by Severn Trent

Hawksley, T & C

Watson Hawksley, then Montgomery Watson (1992), then merged with Harza to become MWH (2001)

Hay Barry

Acer, then Hyder Consulting (1996)

Henderson, L N

L N Henderson , Morgan (1978)

HJT

WSP Group plc (1999)

Holman, Davis

Mander, Raikes and Marshall (1986), then MRM

Howard Humphreys

Brown & Root, then Kellogg Brown & Root, then Halliburton KBR ???

Hunt, Anthony

YRM Anthony Hunt, then Kendall, then SKM Anthony Hunts

Hunter and Dunn

Hurst, B L

B L Hurst & Peirce (1935), then Hurst Peirce & Malcolm (1947)

Husband

Mott MacDonald

Hutchinson, George Associates

Merged with Livingston Gunn to form GHA Livigunn

Infrastructure Design Group, British Rail (Glasgow)

Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick (1995)

Ingram, L.V.

Closed down (2005)

Jacobs Babtie

Jacobs (2006)

James, Harold

Merged with T A Millard (2005)

James, R T (London office)

Owen Williams

James, R T (Newcastle upon Tyne office)

WSP Group plc (1995)

James-Carrington & Partners

Acquired by Kenchington Little (c1990), then WSP Group (1995)

Joynes Pike

Acquired by Opus International Consultants (2008)

Kanthack, F E

WLPU, then Knight Piesold (1990), then Pell Frischmann

Kara Taylor

Adams Kara Taylor (1997)

Kenchington Ford

WSP Group plc (1993)

Kenchington Little

Kenchington Ford (owned by A B Consulting), then WSP Group plc (1993)

Kennedy & Donkin

Rust (1994), then Parsons Brinckerhoff (1998)

Kirk McClure Morton

RPS Kirk McClure Morton (2004)

Kirkpatrick, J A

Carl Bro (1990)

KML Consulting

Carl Bro (1993)

Knight Morrish

Morrish and Partners (1999)

Knight Piesold

Pell Frischmann

Knowles. James R

Knowles, then acquired by Hill International (2006)

Leonard & Partners

Brand Leonard (1985?)

Lewis & Duvivier

Posford Duvivier, then Royal Haskoning (1995)

Livesey & Henderson

Binnie, now Black & Veatch (2003)

Macdonald, F A

W A Fairhurst (1963)

MacDonald, Sir M & Partners

Mott MacDonald (1989, with Mott, Hay & Anderson)

Maggs & Keeble

see Brimer, Andrews & Nachsen

Mainline Railway Infrastructure Consultants, British Rail (Swindon)

Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick (1995)

Malachi Cullen

White Young Green (2007)

Mander Structural Design

Integral Structural Design (2005, with Pilotis)

Mander, G C

Mander, Raikes & Marshall (1973)

Mander, Raikes & Marshall

MRM, then Rust (a subsidiary of Rust International), then Rust Environmental, now Parsons Brinckerhoff

Marsh, John Associates

merged with Sinclair Johnston (1998)

Marshall, Alan

Frank Graham, then Graham Group, then WSP Group plc (1997)

Matthew Consultants

Walsh Group

Maunsell, G

Maunsell, acquired by Aecom (2000), became FaberMaunsell (2001)

MCD Consult

White Young Green (2001)

McDowells

Closed down (1996)

McMahon Associates

Nickalls Roche McMahon (1979) then NRM Consultants

Meik

Halcrow

Mentor, a Cooper Macdonald geotechnical subsidiary

Mentor

Merz & McLellan

Parsons Brinckerhoff (1994)

Metro Consulting

Mouchel (2001)

Mitchell, McFarlane

In liquidation. Hong Kong Office Mitchell, McFarlane, Brentnall & Partners taken over by WSP Group plc (2000)

Modus

Sinclair Knight Merz (Europe) Ltd (1999)

Montgomery Watson

Merged with Harza to become MWH (2001)

Moorehead Clancy Associates

formed 1969, separated (1972) to form Brian Moorehead & Partners and Brian Clancy Partnership, then Clancy Consulting (2000). Brian Moorehead & Partners ceased trading 1992, the Manchester office becoming Consultants BMP, then Modus, then Sinclair Knight Merz (Europe) Ltd (1999), the London Office becoming BMP Consulting Engineers (dissolved 1993), then R & H Moorehead (1992), then Ramboll Moorehead (dissolved 2005)

Morley, Stephen Partnership

SMP Atelier One (1994, with Atelier One)

Mott & Hay

Mott, Hay and Anderson (1920)

Mott, Hay & Anderson

Mott MacDonald (1989, with Sir M MacDonald)

Mouchel, L G

Mouchel Parkman (2003), now Mouchel Group

MRM

see Mander, Raikes & Marshall

Mulholland & Doherty

Acquired by Faber Maunsell (2008)

Nachshen, Crofts & Leggatt

NCL Consulting Engineers, then Project Engineering Partnership, NCL Stewart Scott Ltd, then NCL St James Ltd (part of St James Consultants), then St James Lovell Partnership (closed down 2007). Information available from Pinfold Consulting.

Newsum, H and Sons

also known as HNS. Taken over by Dexion and relaunched as Newsum Timber Engineering (NTE)

Nickalls and Roche

acquired McMahon Associates (1979), Cook White Partnership (1998) and Cameron Holdsworth (2003) to become Nickalls Roche McMahon and then NRM Consultants. Merged with Jan Bobrowski to become NRM Bobrowski (2004). NRM Bobrowski acquired by Capita Symonds to become Capita Bobrowski (2008)

Nickson Davis

Merged with T D Bingham to become Bingham Davis (2006)

Nolan, John Associates

Acquired by Erinaceous Group (2006)

Norman & Dawbarn

Capita Norman + Dawbarn (2005)

NRM Consultants

NRM Bobrowski (2004). NRM Bobrowski acquired by Capita Symonds to become Capita Bobrowski (2008). See Nickalls and Roche

Osprey

Osprey Mott MacDonald

Parkman

Mouchel Parkman (2003), now Mouchel Group

Pattisson, John

Evans Grant Opus (2004)

Peel and Fowler

Scott Wilson (2002)

Pell, C J

Pell Frischmann

Pettit

Mott MacDonald Pettit (2006)

Pilotis

Integral Structural Design (2005, with Mander Structural Design)

Posford Duvivier

Royal Haskoning (1995)

Posford Pavry

Posford Duvivier, then Royal Haskoning (1995)

Preece Cardew & Rider

merged with Ewbank to become Ewbank Preece (1983)

Property Services Agency / PSA Consult

TPS Consult, now part of Carillion

PSA Projects

TBV Consult under Tarmac Professional Services (TPS, 1992))

Redgrove & Kemp

merged with Dixon Hurst Partnership to form Dixon Hurst Kemp (1997)

Rendel Palmer & Tritton

High-Point Rendel (1995)

Rendel Palmer & Tritton (Scotland)

High-Point Rendel, then Cadogan Consulting (1997)

Rofe Kennard & Lapworth

Arup

Roscoe, Edward Associates

Capita Roscoe (1999)

Ross Silcock

Babtie (2001)

Roughton & Fenton

Acer, then Hyder Consulting (1996) [not to be confused with Roughton Group]

Roxburgh Associates

Merged with Will Rudd Associates to form Will Rudd Roxburgh (2000)

RT-W

changed name to Structural & Civil Consultants (1998)

Rudd, Donald

WSP Group plc (1990)

Sampson

acquired by W A Fairhurst (1997)

Saunders, William & Partners

William Saunders Partnership (c1990), then William Saunders Partnership LLP (2004). Also trades as WSP, not to be confused with WSP Group plc

Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick

Scott Wilson

Snow, Sir Frederick

Merged with Athens-based Associated Consulting Engineers (1991), acquired oil and gas consultants IMEG (2003)

Stevenson, Robert

R Stevenson & Son, then T & A Stevenson, then D Stevenson, then D A Stevenson (wound up c1960)

Stroyer & Adcock

Active 1913-1986

Sturrock, J C

Acquired by Hannah-Reed (2007)

Tanner, John A & Partners

Tanner Sadler Partnership (c1990), dissolved (1994), then Tanners (until 1999)

Taylor, John

merged with with Freeman Fox to form Acer Group (1987), then Hyder Consulting (1996)

Taylor, R G, Hodgkinson

Taylor, R G (1978)

TBV Consult - PSA Consult

Now part of Carillion

Thorburn

Thorburn Colquhoun (c1993-4, with Colquhoun), URS (1999)

Tietz, S B

Briefly in partnership as Cadogan Tietz (c1996-1999); still operates, also as Tietz Management Ltd (TML)

Tilney Simmons

White Young Green (1999)

Travers Morgan, R and Partners

Travers Morgan Ltd (late 1980s), then Symonds Travers Morgan (1995), then Capita Symonds (early 2000s)

Turner, Peter & Associates

John Pryke (2005)

Tweeds

Acquired by White Young Green (2006)

Underwood & Mander

Existed from 1949-1959, separated into E N Underwood & Partners (1959-1976) and G C Mander (1959-1973); D C Mander founded in 2000

Underwood, E N

1946-1949, then Underwood & Mander (1949-1959), then E N Underwood & Partners (ceased trading 1976)

Veryards

Veryards Opus (2005), merged with Evans Grant Opus to form Opus International Consultants (2006)

Walker, Brian

Beers

Wallace Evans

Acer, then Hyder Consulting (1996)

Walton, Jon Associates

formed 1969, merged with Deakin Callard to become Deakin Walton (1999). Walton Garden & Partners formed (1980), the Scottish office of John Walton Associates, incorporated into Walton Garden Ltd (2003), owned by Goodson Associates

Ward & Partners

Beers

Ward Ashcroft Parkman

Parkman, then Mouchel Parkman

Ward, Anthony

Merged with Andrews, Kent and Stone to become AKS Ward (2005)

Ward, R.D.

Warnock, J C

White Young Green Ireland (2006)

Waterman, H L

Waterman Partnership (1986), now Waterman Group

Watson Hawksley

Montgomery Watson (1992), then merged with Harza to become MWH (2001)

Weiss, Charles & Partners

Charles Weiss Partnership (1986), then Ernest Green, then White Young Green (1997)

Whitby Bird

Ramboll WhitbyBird (2007), then Ramboll UK (2009)

White Young

White Young Green

White, Robert

See Wolfe Barry & Partners

Wilkinson Associates

Became part of Tony Gee & Partners (2003)

Williams Sale Partnership

WSP Group plc (1993)

Williams, Owen

Acquired by Amey (2006), name no longer used (2008)

Williamson, James

Mott MacDonald

Willis & Partners

Willis Caldwell (2004), then WCL St James

Willis Caldwell

WCL St James

Willis, Septimus

Dissolved (c1980)

Wimpey

Interchange with Tarmac, became Carillion

WLPU

Knight Piesold (1990)

Wolfe Barry & Partners

John Wolfe-Barry & Partners (founded 1867), merged with Robert White & Partners (founded 1888), Wolfe-Barry Robert White & Partners (1902), Sir Bruce White Wolfe-Barry & Partners (1946), Beckett Rankine Partnership (1986)

Woods Warren

RPS Woods Warren (2003), then RPS Design (2005)

Yorkshire Water Engineering

Babcock Water Engineering (1991), then Earth Tech Engineering (1998)

Zinn, W V Associates

Bill Zinn retired in 1969 with the regional offices going their own ways - W V Zinn & Partners for Birmingham area projects (c1970), Manchester office became Deakin Callard (1969), Scottish office became Zinn Hunter, then Woolgar Hunter (c1971), remainder to Cooper Macdonald & Partners (dissolved c1993)

Zukas Magasiner Green

ZMG Consulting Engineers, Zukas Magasiner Green, Zukus Magasiner Green Lewin, Zukus Magasiner Coppen, Zukas and Magasiner and AS Magasiner were all transferred to Sir M MacDonald and Partners (1987), then Mott MacDonald (1989). ZMCK formed in 1982 by a merger of ZMG and MCMK Consulting Engineers.

Zukas, Simon

Zukas Magasiner Green, then ZMCK (1982)

• Please send any additions or corrections to Rob Thomas, Manager, Library and Information Services

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• Former practices are listed alphabetically, with the key name generally being the surname of the first-named principal.

• Terms such as ‘& Partners', ‘& Associates', ‘Consultancy' etc are not included with the practice names unless these have subsequently altered significantly.

• This list is not intended to give any information about past or present ownership or corporate structure of any organisation named in it.

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